July, 2021

• 6 July

  UAE envoy, Kuwaiti official discuss ties

  

  KUWAIT / WAM Dr Matar Hamed Al Neyadi, UAE Ambassador to Kuwait, has met with Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim, Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait, and discussed means of developing relations between the two countries along with a number of issues of common concern. During the meeting, held at Al-Ghanim’s office at the National Assembly, the ambassador affirmed the UAE’s ...

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• 6 July

  Emirates launches its Emirates Pay

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates has announced the launch of Emirates Pay, a new account-based payment method for purchasing air tickets, which is available for airline customers in Germany and the UK who are purchasing tickets via emirates.com. Emirates is the world’s first airline to launch this payment alternative powered by a white-label solution jointly developed by the International Air Transport ...

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• 6 July

  Saudi Arabia plans to invest $147b in transport sector

  

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabia plans to invest 550 billion riyals ($147 billion) in transport and logistics over the next nine years as Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman looks to turn the kingdom into a global aviation hub. About 35% of that spending will come from the government and the rest from the private sector as officials launch a new international ...

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• 6 July

  Emirates reopens First Class lounge at DXB

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates has re-opened its dedicated First Class Lounge at Dubai International (DXB’s) Concourse B to serve the growing volume of premium customers travelling from and through Emirates’ hub, as more markets around the world ease restrictions and put in place protocols that enable international travel. Emirates will also continue to operate its Business Class Lounge in Concourse ...

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• 6 July

  RTA rolls out training of delivery bike drivers

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has been coordinating with the authorised drivers’ institutes to qualify instructors to undertake the training of drivers of delivery motorcyclists in the emirate. RTA is directly overseeing the induction of these drivers in tailor-made training courses approved by the concerned bodies. The initiative is part of RTA’s ongoing efforts to boost ...

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• 6 July

  Enoc, Meisheng renew deal to distribute lubricants in China

  

  Dubai / WAM Enoc group has renewed its agreement with Meisheng Investment Development Co. Ltd for another five years, for the exclusive supply and distribution of Enoc Lubricant products in China. The agreement enables Enoc to achieve its ambitious plans of distributing more than 20 million litres of products over the next five years; meeting the increasing demand for lubricants, ...

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• 6 July

  ‘100 Million Meals’ drive: Over 750,000 meals reach Tanzania, Kenya, Senegal

  

  DUBAI / WAM The “100 Million Meals” campaign’s food parcels distribution has been completed in Tanzania, Kenya and Senegal, providing more than 750,000 meals to low-income individuals and families. In collaboration with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment (MBRCH) and the local authorities and charities, parcels of easy-to-store food items, including rice, flour, oil, and sugar, ...

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• 6 July

  Cultural exchange makes us all stronger, says Zaki Nusseibeh

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Zaki Nusseibeh, Cultural Advisor to the UAE President and Supreme President of UAE University (UAEU), has emphasised that the UAE cultural diplomacy is based on the principle that “cultural exchange makes us all stronger because we share the same human values.” During a virtual seminar organised by the UAE Embassy in Kuwait entitled “Culture and its ...

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• 6 July

  EAD implements executive law to improve marine water quality

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has begun implementing an executive regulation regarding marine water quality in Abu Dhabi. The regulation was approved by the agency’s Board of Directors to combat the deterioration of ambient marine water and sediment quality by applying measures to environmental impact assessment studies and environmental licencing applications. It strengthens the ...

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• 6 July

  Huge methane leak spotted in heart of China’s top coal hub

  

  Bloomberg A massive plume of methane, the potent greenhouse gas that’s a key contributor to global warming, has been identified in China’s biggest coal production region. The release in northeast Shanxi province is one of the largest that geoanalytics company Kayrros SAS has so far attributed to the global coal sector and likely emanated from multiple mining operations. Details captured ...

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